I was curious if you could explain the "we are stuck in a loop" line that appeared at the very beginning.
Does it refer to Xavier living through different timelines et donc not being able to go back "home"? (Does xavier even wanna go back? Ive only read the main story and barely know anything besides the basics of his lore) Or is the loop supposed to be the death and rebirth cycle that mc, and therefore the lis since they're bound to her, go through?
The voice came from his spaceship so maybe it only affects him, after all he's the only one that is constantly (or was, since he's stuck on earth now) traveling through timelines. But it was also our introduction to the main story so ig they're all stuck in a loop, whether they're aware of it or not.
Sorry that I only answered it so late, but I wasn’t in the right headspace for this until now. 🥺
I think the line is meant for all of them. They all spent various lifetimes with MC. And also their lifey are always bound to hers in a way, be it shared souls, a ln everlasting bond, the choice, love, or being from the same source.
It’s their fate.
Also, it seems it always ends tragically.
We already learned that every LI has his own way of starting the cylce anew and resetting the timeline.
For Xavier it is that tree thingie, Zayme has the library (I’m not sure of this here, so Jasmine's help me out pls 🥺) or it’s simply her death.
There was this trailer for the 3.0 update where we see 5 little lights swirling around MC in a little boat on a river. Which reminds me of the Greek mythology. There is this river that leads to the underworld and if you drown in it or drink from the waters, you will be kept there or forget about your past life or something like that. Though, I’m not sure if I remember that right.
Also interesting that this river, Charon, has a ferryman who brings the dead to the other side. But he doesn't do it for free. He takes coins a payment and if your family hadn’t laid two coins on your eyes of your dead body, you won’t be able to get into the afterworld and stay in this in-between forever. (Rings a bell, huh?😏)
But back to the loop thing...
Usually, if someone is stuck in a time loop they need to do something certain to break out of it. What it is the protagonist needs to find out through several tries and errors. I guess in LaDy it’s similar, but with one handicap. MC can’t really remember her past lives. Which makes the whole ordeal so much more difficult and mean.
I’m really curious if she gains consciousness about her past (or future?) with each of them. In the Sylus chapter, she got some memories of another life already. Also in some of Rafayel’s memories (Fragrant Dream for example).
And then there is the mysterious figure of Astra. How much does he play a role in all of this?
And what exactly does she or the boys need to do to break their cycle and get their “happy ending”?
Sacrificing herself didn't seem to work, also surviving and letting him die doesn’t seem to be the solution either.
What’s also interesting is, that the protocore research always seems to lead to their demise. We already got a hunch that it won’t end well for the current timeline if Ever continues with their plans for immortality. We learned it from Xavier's future.
Sooooo... Is destroying Ever the key?
I really hope we’ll get some more answers in the upcoming Main story chapter, rumored to finally come around for the anniversary.
